Application Deadline: June 14, 2024
The Climate Smart Agrifood Systems (CSAS) is inviting applications for its project. The European Union (EU), under its Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme, has provided funding to support training of graduate students in African universities- The “Partnership to Strengthen Graduate Training and Research Capacity for Developing Climate Smart Agrifood Systems in Central and East Africa (CSAS)”. The project, coordinated by the University of Dschang, is a mobility programme comprising six African Partner Institutions and one EU Technical Partner. CSAS will collaborate in the training of professionals in developing climate smart agrifood systems in Central and East Africa. The training shall equip students and staff with a comprehensive understanding of climate-smart agrifood systems, incorporating disciplines such as agriculture, environmental science, climate science and socio-economic aspects of food systems.
A total of 26 Masters and 8 PhDs will be trained from 2024 to 2028 in the thematic areas of Climate
Smart Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Innovations, Dryland Agriculture, Livestock Production Systems, Plant Breeding and Seed Systems, Food Security, Geomatics and Artificial Intelligence.
The scholarship includes a subsistence allowance of 1230 € per month for PhD candidates, 890 € for MSc candidates’ 1230 € for Trainees and 2370 € for Staff. This will cover travel, insurance subsistence and accommodation. Insurance coverage (accident, travel, health) will be provided for the duration of the Scholarship within the limits of the grant provisions.
Eligibility
- The scholarships are open to all qualified African candidates residing in Africa at the time of application to be trained in the host institutions for respective programs in Cameroon, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Target Group I: These are consortium member institutions who are part of the CSAS project and are hosting the PhD and MSc programs in Cameroon, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the respective universities
- Target Group II: All African candidates currently living in any part of Africa who qualify to be admitted for PhD and MSc programs being hosted in Universities of the Target Group 1 countries.
Criteria for selection
A six-stage process will be used in the selection of students to benefit from the CSAS project:
- The first step will be validation of admission by the target host university who will subsequently submit a list of admitted candidates to the University of Dschang (i.e., the Coordinator), with copies to the Focal Point Persons at the partner institutions.
- The second step will be compilation of applications received by the Coordinator
- The third step will be to review the documents and carry out selection of candidates to receive scholarships (based on eligibility, authenticity of academic documents and confirmation of admission by the target host university).
- The fourth step will be communication of results by the Coordinator to the scholarship
awardees and host institutions. - The fifth step will be signing of the contracts between the Coordinator and the scholarship
beneficiaries and subsequent sending of the signed contracts to the host universities. - Finally, the host university will facilitate the travel and settling in/out of the awardees to/from
the respective university.
Application Details
- Certificates
- Transcripts of results
The above documents should be submitted alongside the Application Form, via email to the project coordinating office (email: cs*************@gm***.com) and project administrator (email: cm******@ya***.com) with copy to the Focal Persons at the target hosting universities of the program of choice.
Note that scholarships will only be awarded to candidates with admission letters from the proposed host university.
